Todd Helton didn’t turn any corners or rediscover any lost youth Wednesday, but he did have two hits, his first multihit game since June 24.

If Helton is going to salvage some satisfaction from this season, now is the time. Whether or not he does it remains to be seen, but this much is certain: Having spent almost a month on the disabled list, fatigue won’t be a factor.

“I hope so,” said Helton, when asked if the rest he received could be a silver lining. “I felt better (Wednesday) than I did (Tuesday), so that’s a positive thing. I had some good swings and some bad ones, but I felt better.”

Those two hits won’t lead to two more today. Rockies manager Jim Tracy said Helton wouldn’t start the road trip opener against the Pirates.

“We just can’t run him out there for seven, eight, nine, 10 days in a row, or we’re going to go backward again,” Tracy said. “We’re going to manage the situation as well as we possibly can to keep him as fresh as we possibly can.”

DL could beckon.

Aaron Cook is expected to land on the 15-day disabled list, with Jhoulys Chacin expected be recalled from Triple-A to assume Cook’s spot in the rotation.

Chacin, whose 2.57 road ERA is considerably better than Cook’s 6.17, figures to start Sunday’s series finale at Pittsburgh. Cook has lasted a total of 9 2/3 innings in his last three starts, all losses.

Cook injured his left foot in batting practice last week, requiring an X-ray.

Quote, unquote.

Tracy on the Rockies’ 20-32 road record: “You got the answer for me? Because we’ll take it with us when we leave. . . . We haven’t had any really good road trips, and obviously there would be no better time than the present to start having some.”

The Rockies are hitting .301 at home, .229 on the road.

Manny being Manny.

Manuel Corpas was knocked around for three runs in the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s loss. Tracy’s reaction?

“I can very easily look the other way and pretend like I didn’t see that. Because you know what? We’re not 55-51 if Manny Corpas hasn’t done what he’s done for this ballclub. . . . He’s done everything but pitch left-handed.”

Footnotes.

Why didn’t the Rockies trade a prospect or two last month for an established hitter? For one thing, teams wanted Wilin Rosario. Rosario, a catcher at Double-A Tulsa, was named the Texas League player of the month for July after hitting .314 with nine home runs and 25 RBIs. . . . Wednesday marked the third time this season that Chris Iannetta caught Ubaldo Jimenez. They’re 2-1 as batterymates. . . . The Rockies have three players hitting .370-plus at home: Jason Giambi (.370), Carlos Gonzalez (.372) and Miguel Olivo (.379). . . . Giants pitchers went into the game riding a scoreless streak of 20 innings. . . . Troy Tulowitzki is hitting .323 (10-for-31) with a home run and eight RBIs since returning from the DL.

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